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Aldon introduces Switch Checker

Aldon Company, Waukegan, Ill., has introduced its new SWITCH CHECKER, a pocket-sized card which teaches workers how to correctly read switch points and thus avoid confusion about switch alignment. Switchlining errors can send a train down the wrong track but also can cause damage to switch gearing, or even cause a derailment.

Switch Checker consists of a two-sided waterproof card depicting on one side facing point views for a left-hand turnout and a right-hand turnout, and on the other side it shows trailing point views of both switches.

A lenticular lens holds a double image which shows the movement of the points when the switch is lined for the main track and for the side track. When the card is tilted up or down, the alignment view changes. In each view a green or red arrow indicates which track the train will take.

Switch Checker enables a worker to confirm that the switch is correctly lined for the intended train movement. The use of Switch Checker also can help prevent damaging trailing point run-throughs.

Aldon offers a brief video to show how Switch Checker works: www.aldonco.com/checker

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